Albert ruehe



(Model) A. R'UEHE.

' FAUGBT. 110,251,953. Patented Ja.n[3.1882.

INVENTOR [Ta BY E i 2y v ATTORNEYS.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT RUEHE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 251,953, dated January 3, 1882. Application filed June 13, real. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT RUEHE, of the city, county, and State of New York, have in vented certain useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved faucet which can be fastened in the barrel without striking or hammering.

The invention consists in a faucet provided with an upright arm near its inner end,whioh arm is passed under a catch on the upper end ofa'plate fastened to the head ofa barrel, and provided with a bushing fittingin the bunghole, upon which the outer end of the faucet is depressed, whereby the inner end forces the cork into the barrel, upon which a handled ring mounted. loosely on the faucet and provided with a beveled cam is turned, whereby the annular shoulder of the faucet, provided with a packing-ring,is forced against the plate on the barrel-head, the beveled cam sliding on a projection on the lower end of the plate on the barrel-head.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improved faucet and of the end of the barrel, showing the manner of fastening the faucet. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same, showing the faucetin position. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional elevation of the faucet. Fig. 4 is an end view of the ring with the bev- ,eled cam. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the plate on the front barrel-head. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The faucet A is provided near its rear end with an upright slightly-curved rigid arm, B, and with an annular shoulder, G, at the base of this arm. A packingrin g, D, rests against the inner surface of this shoulder G. A ring, E, provided with a handle, F, and a beveled segmental cam, G,.is loosely mounted on the faucet Abetween the shoulder O and a like shoulder, H, to the front of the shoulderG. A plate, J, provided at its upperend with a catch or recessed projection, K, and witha bushing, L, fitting into the stopper-hole or bung-hole M, is attached to the head N of the barrel, which is provided with a beveled recess, 0, under this plate. This plate is provided atits lower end with an outward-projectin g flange, P, provided at its outer end with a projection, Q, the inner edge of which is beveled. The

bushing L increases in diameter toward the inside of the barrel.

The operation is as follows: The upper end of the arm B is placed under the catch K, the inner end of the faucet resting against the stopperlt. The outer end of the faucet is then depressed, causing the inner end of the faucet to press'the stopper E into the barrel, the inner end of the faucet passing into the bushing L. The handle Fof the ringE is then turned in the direction of the arrow 00, causing the beveled surfaces of the cam G and of the projection Q to slide on each other, whereby the shoulder O is pressed firmly against the packing-ting D, which in turn is pressed against the plate J, whereby leaking is prevented. The beveled cam locks the faucet firmlyin position.

To remove the faucet the above operations are performed in the inverse order and direction.

The faucet need not be driven intothe barrel. The operation is noiseless, and none of the liquid contained in the barrel is lost.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A faucet constructed, substantially as herein shown and described, with an arm, B, and with a centering, E, loosely mounted thereon, in combination with keepcrK and projection Q on the head of the barrel, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the faucet A, provided with the arm B, and the cam-rin g E, having a handle, F, of the plate J, attached to the barrel, and provided with a beveled projection,

Q, at the end of its bottom flange, P, and with a catch, K, at the upper end of the plate.

3. The combination, with the faucet A, of the arm B, the shoulders O and H, the packing-ring D, and of the ring E, loosely mounted thereon, and provided with a beveled cam, G, 

